How do you get the smell of curry out of a house?

I just bought a house from an Indian family, I love the house but it does have a very strong odor of curry. Do I have to gut the whole thing to get rid of the smell, or will lighting a few candles and opening a window solve my problem?

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5 comments a “How do you get the smell of curry out of a house?”

The biggest cause of lingering odors is fabrics. Carpets are likely to be your biggest culprit, but curtains can also be part of the problem. I recommend a good strong wash of the curtains, while you should be able to hire an industrial carpet cleaner from a nearby hardware store for the floors. If that doesn’t help, the only other option will be to rip out the carpets and redo.

Try febreeze.

a trick i learned a few years ago is to dice onions and leave them on a few plates through the house.
they absorb the odour and then it wont be a problem.
the onion odur goes after a couple days.
b 4 u do it …. might pay to steam clean the carpets and open the windows for a while. then do as i said and u will be all good

I agree with Dan, strong odors can become embedded in dense fabric and definitely your carpet. If you are not quite fond of the curtains, best to replace but you can try washing in baking soda.

One thing you can try to eliminate any lingering odor is to burn corn meal in a hot skillet. I know it sounds bazaar, but it works for fish! Use an iron skillet if you have one, if not keep close watch on it, don’t ruin your pan.

GL with this, I know it can’t be pleasant, but hey… CONGRATS!!! on your new home.

How to Remove a Lingering Curry Odor

Curry is a wonderful seasoning, but its odor can be a nightmare to remove from an apartment or a residence. Curry embeds itself in oil molecules where it continues to decay and penetrate permeable surfaces, especially fabrics. To successfully rid the problem, you must destroy the grease molecule. Professional ozone generators are costly, but it is less drastic then stripping the residence to the floor boards. Before endeavoring to such matters, try using a microbial agent and replacing the heater filter.

Steps
1. Use a spray bottle with a one to one ratio of water and a live microbial agent, available at most hardware stores.
2. Spray the entire residence celling, walls, cabinets, draws, glass, hoods, as well as penetrating the carpet.
3. Open the windows and let air-dry.
4. Replace your heater’s air filter with a washable filter.
5. Follow recommendations on the bottle and apply microbial agent to all drains.
6. Repeat this process if the odor persists more then a week.
7. Continue with a light maintenance spray on all fabrics once a week to keep the microbes active. This will keep the oil break down process alive.

Tips

* If an odor is present in an apartment or residence that you have just moved into, alert the manager/realtor’s immediately of the problem. As for any defect, there may be laws in your state to protect you in such circumstances and you may be compensated for the cleaning costs.

Warnings

* Be careful to test for color fastness and be careful of electrical outlets, etc.
* Vacuuming is OK, but do not steam clean. The microbes must be left alive for at least a month to be effective.

GOOD LUCK!!!

How do you get the smell of curry out of a house?

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